as in information
a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer
All of our customers' information was kept in a database. an online database
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The government’s Open Payments database — where drug companies have to report payments to physicians — shows Scott received a single payment between 2018 and 2024, a $13 payment reported by the drug company Janssen in 2022.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Car owners who want to see whether their vehicle was recalled can check USA TODAY’s automotive recall database or search the NHTSA’s database for new recalls.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Researchers created the first comprehensive database of cultures among animals.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
To determine what must be disclosed, county staff would have had to examine 700 million images, microfilm negatives and electronic databases, said sheriff’s spokesperson Tony Botti.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Car owners who want to see whether their vehicle was recalled can check USA TODAY’s automotive recall database or search the NHTSA’s database for new recalls.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Researchers created the first comprehensive database of cultures among animals.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
To determine what must be disclosed, county staff would have had to examine 700 million images, microfilm negatives and electronic databases, said sheriff’s spokesperson Tony Botti.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for database
Noun
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Northwest Arkansas Community College continues to monitor classes for nonparticipating students, who are dropped from the enrollment count once they are identified, according to information provided by the college.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process.—
Abreanna Blose,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Keep a distance from water, wet articles, and metal objects.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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This article is being continuously updated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Database.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/database. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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